Jaguar Lagos Fashion Awards 2015: The Nominees.

Hey fashion lovers, the 1st (?) Jaguar sponsored lagos Fashion Awards is here and our collective lives are about to be spiced up!.
Bolaji Animashaun, who is Creative Director for the Jaguar Lagos Fashion Awards, says-
           "We’re pleased to partner with a brand that recognizes the burgeoning Lagos fashion scene and highlights the continuous efforts of the local fashion industry. This couldn’t have happened at a better time especially now that Lagos has gained standing as one of the global fashion capitals.”
The finalists for the awards were selected based on the following criteria:
Innovation: Their ability to cover new ground and open new frontiers in their fields.
Performance: How well they are able to transmute their ideas into commercially viable and critically successful products 
and 
Design: An attention to distinction in process, detailing and workmanship.

The nominations were announced last weekend at an exclusive cocktail event in Victoria Island, lagos. Here are some photos-







The nominees are:

Womenswear Designer Nominees: A leading Nigerian ready-to-wear designer who has been instrumental in enhancing women’s fashion in the past year.

- Maki Oh

- Lisa Folawiyo

- Ejiro Amos-Tafiri

- Ituen Basi

Menswear Designer Nominees: A leading Nigerian designer of ready-to-wear who has been instrumental in enhancing men’s fashion in the past year.

- Okunoren

- Mai Atafo

- Orange Culture

Accessories Designer Nominees: An innovative and directional designer of shoes, jeweler, millinery or accessories within the past year who has been instrumental in enhancing accessories within fashion.

- Post Imperial

- Zashadu

- Shem Paronelli

Emerging Designer Nominees: An innovative and directional designer who is emerging as a growing force in Nigerian women’s wear or men’s wear.

- Kenneth Ize

- Gozel Green

-Iamisigo

High Street Retailer/Brand Nominees: Special recognition award for a retailer that has made a particularly special or unique difference to the retail landscape stimulating interest and encouraging new partners to work together.

- Grey Velvet

- GREY

- Jumia.com

- Eve and Tribe

Luxury Retailer Nominees: Special recognition award for a retailer that has made a particularly special or unique difference to the retail landscape stimulating interest and encouraging new partners to work together.

- Alara

- Temple Muse

- Polo Avenue

- Poosh

Fashion Influencer Nominees: An individual who most embodies the spirit of Nigerian fashion and has been instrumental in the growth of Nigeria as a creative fashion capital.

- Dumebi Iyamah

- Amaka Osakwe

- Omoyemi Akerele

Model of the Year Nominees: A Nigerian model who has contributed most to the local and international fashion scene in the past year.

- Mayowa Nicholas

- Adeola Ariyo

- Opeyemi Awoyemi

- Victor Ndigwe

Fashion Creator: A professional that has advanced the industry using their skill or craft over the last year

- Bimpe Ogunmakin

- Lakin Ogunbanwo

- Victor Ehikhamenor

Style Icon: An individual who most embodies the spirit of and is an international style ambassador for Nigerian fashion.

-Nkiru Anumudu

-Eku Edewor

-Lisa Folawiyo

Best Campaign: Recognition of an outstanding media campaign that encompasses originality in its message from concept to execution

- House of Tara “Color Burst” Tokyo James, Temidayo Akingbe

- Polo Avenue “ Style with Substance” Dimeji Alara, Lakin Ogunbanwo

- CLAN “Classics” Teni Sagoe, Lakin Ogunbanwo

Fashion Stylist: Recognition for outstanding work in personal and campaign styling over the last year.

-Bubu Ogisi

-Veronica Odeka

-Dimeji Alara

-Tokyo James

Fashion Photographer: A photographer who has distinguished himself through original, ground breaking work in the local and international scene over the last year.

-Lakin Ogunbanwo

-Seye Isikalu

-Ade Okelarin

-Remi Adetiba

New Media Influencer: An innovator who has channeled the possibilities of new media as a tool to promote authentic style over the last year

-Yagazie Emezi

-Abisola Kola Daisi

-Lisa Folawiyo

Red Carpet Designer: An innovative and directional designer who has distinguished themselves through bespoke design for formal events.

-Toju Foyeh 

-Weiz Dhurm Franklyn

-April by Kunbi

Lifetime Achievement Recognition: Celebrating the cumulative achievements of a designer(s) and their efforts towards advancing Nigeria as a global fashion capital.

-Deola Sagoe

-Ere Dappa

-Tiffany Amber

This will be so fun, i can't wait!

Keep Walking, Frenchie!